Lamentation
about 1415
Object PlaceAustria
Medium/TechniqueStone; limestone, biosparite, with traces of polychromy
Dimensions27.94 x 57.2 x 20.3 cm (11 x 22 1/2 x 8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Amos Cummings Bequest Fund
Accession number61.158
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1959, acquired in Paris by Count Ernst Otto von Solms-Laubach (b. 1890 - d. 1977), Frankfurt [see note 1]; 1961, sold by Solms-Laubach, through Wilhelm Henrich, Frankfurt, to the MFA for $5,000. (Accession Date: January 11, 1961)
NOTES:
[1] Hanns Swarzenski, "Eine Beweinungsgruppe des weichen Stils in Boston," in Studien zur Geschichte der europäischen Plastik. Festschrift Theodor Müller (Munich, 1965), p. 113, noted that Solms-Laubach bought the sculpture on the Paris art market and took it to Frankfurt. Discussion between Solms-Laubach and the MFA regarding its sale began in 1959.
NOTES:
[1] Hanns Swarzenski, "Eine Beweinungsgruppe des weichen Stils in Boston," in Studien zur Geschichte der europäischen Plastik. Festschrift Theodor Müller (Munich, 1965), p. 113, noted that Solms-Laubach bought the sculpture on the Paris art market and took it to Frankfurt. Discussion between Solms-Laubach and the MFA regarding its sale began in 1959.
first half 15th century
about 1475–1500
end of 13th century
1310–20
early 14th century
third quarter of 14th century
late 15th–early 16th century
9th century
15th century
14th century
about 1480–1500